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G. W. FROSS.

HOD.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 26, 1909.

Patented May 10, 1910.

.cordance with my lI'iV QIIllOD.

Application filed April 26, 1909. Serial No. 492,270.

new and usefulilniprorcmcnts in Hods; and

I do hereby .de clare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the in vcntion, such as will cmihlc'othcrs'skilled in the art to which it. pertains to make and use the same.

Specification of Letters Patent.

My invention relates toimprovements in hods; the object of the invention to improve the construction of hods increasing the strength and durability and to render them capable of being made economically.

The invention consists in the construction and the novel combination and arrangement of the parts and the manner of reinforcing); a hod and constructing it as a wholt; allot which will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed. Y

' In the drawings. l igure i is aview in side elevation of a hod constructed in acl i g. ii is a vertical cross-section taken through a hod illustrating the manner oi. reinforcing the sides thereof. This figure also illustrates the manner of securing the handle and its 'lorhs to the hod and the m thod of con tructing a fork. Fig. lli is a vertical sectional view taken through the rear portion of the hod showing more clearly the manner in which the back is rcinl'm'ccd. l ig. IV; is an enlarged segmental view of the lowcr portion ol the hod torlt' and its ferrule showing attachedto the hod body. l ig. V. illustrates the manner in which the back is secured to the sides.

"In setting forth this invention i am alvarc that sheet metal or plate metal hods have heretofore been constructed and have been reinforced at; the upper ortion ol the body edges, at the. sides and at the hack, and hence do not lay claim to this brolully, how: ever the manner in which the hod is constructed as a whole, the n'n-thod ot' rcinforcing the same and the method of attaching the handle fork, and the constrmwtion of the handle for; are the special features of this invention.

in the drawings 1, 1.. represent the sides of the hod hody which are constructed of a single piece of metal with a curved lower portion. from the hottom as shown in Figs. ll and.

These side pieces l, l, are bent Patented May 10, 1916.

ill, and are thence turned over at their upper edge portion, embracing a metallic reml'orcing' element- 2, the same being con tinuous from the back of the body of the hod down to the mouth of the same, andthence around the mouth and to the back of the hod site on the opposite side. The metal of the sides 1. l, at the upper edge embracing: the reinforcing ele1nent,2. This reinforcing element may also be riveted, and is preferably riveted to the sides as illustrated, and profit-ably, with countersunk or [lush rivets; the other kind. or headed rivets being shown in the drawings more for the sake of clcarness. As a matter of fact, I prefer to employ countersunk or llush rivets in the entire construction wherever rivcts are employcd'.

llxtcnding from the mouth at its lower portion as at 3, I also employ the reinforcing metallic element at, which extends from the lower lip portion 3, on the under side of the hod reinforcing the hod at this portion and protcctin it from buckling when the same pounded to release the hod 'lroi'n its contents. 'lhis reinforcing portion -'l-, is prclcrahly rivclcil with flush rivets assuggcstcd in Fig. l, of the drawings. The

back of the hod it llangcd outwar: ly as illustrated in Figs. 1 and V, and is secured to the sides 1, 1 by means of llush rivets, thus leaving two thicknesses of metal atthis portion of the hod. 'lhis hack 5, is turned over in a. similar manner at; its upper edge to that shown in l igs l, H, and ill, and embracing a curved n'ictallic reinforcing element; ('1. ltfwill thus be seen that the body of the hod as a whole is strcngthcmal at its sides and its exposed edges and at its back at the upper portion, a smoothed edge and a finished appearance is given to the hod body.

The construction of the fork in which the hod body is supported on the handle is as follows: 7, 7', represent. two arms extending from the ferrule 8, the lerrule being made with a recess for the reception of the handle J, see Fig. ll. 'lhcse arms 7, 7, are preferably constructed as part of the ferrule 8, and having reinforcing fillets 9 t) at the point of connection with said ferrule. All the upper ends of the arms 7, 7', they are oll'sct as shown at a, a, causing the upper ends to (.lTil'HilCO the reinforcing element at the side of the body oi the hod, thus strengthening the structure as a whole.

l lxtending; forward and toward themouth of the bed and formed in part with the ferrule is an extension luglO, upon which rests the reinforcing element at this portion, and forming a stay or backing for said element, strengthening the body as a Whole.

By. a construction niade in accordance with this invention, it will be seen that I havv constructed a symmetrical, convenient cheap and strong hod, and one which will not buckle but will retain its shape indefinitely; and in setting the same forth in the drawings and specifications, I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of the construction, as they may be varied without departing from the invention.

What I claim is:

A hod comprising body and back portions furnished With fiat reinforcing elements socured tosaid body and overlapped by the upper edge of the body portions; a supporting fork and a reinforcing element underneath said body engaging the reinforcement aforesaid and extending underneath the hod body from the niouthto the fork in combination with said fork and a bracket 10, se-

GEORGE W1 FROSI Witnesses:

ALLIsoN M. firearms, FRANK Genes; 

